Yes. I used to raise this issue in the reasons why it would be attractive to become a Vestal Virgin. In the case of the VV, they were subject to the Pontifex Maximus, but gained the right to own their own/manage property (among other things)—very attractive w/ the not dying in childbirth too.

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Look if you didn’t support Mallory fine but wedgewood had fucked up implications for her campaign

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Wish someone would release patches for my vulnerabilities

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That’s not a self-sacrificing act of epistemic deference or a claim that Jewish experiences of marginalization count more than trans ones It’s “I can see both these things with my own eyes and where they’re happening and I’m saying what I believe to be true”

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It is genuinely incredibly cool that we basically have universal translators from Star Trek now.

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